After spending months and months searching for the perfect wedding dress, a woman obviously wants to document its beauty for all posterity to see, relish, and honor. Or does she? Yesterday, the New York Timesran a curious piece in its "Weddings and Celebrations" section — because, you see, while the straights just get married, the gays also celebrate! — on the "Trash the Dress" phenomenon. "TTD," as it is annoyingly abbreviated, is a "trend" among also-annoying alterna-marrieds who think that nothing says "Fuck you, Martha Stewart!" quite like a bride submerging herself in water or setting herself on fire with her wedding dress still firmly pinned to her body.

The thing is, the one website referenced by the Times article, TrashTheDress.com, seems to have a different take on the TTD trend. In fact, the website's manifesto implies that TTD is less about iconoclasm and more about brides stroking the egos of their brand-new husbands!

You've made a commitment to your husband. He's your one and only true love, right? Then you'll never need the dress again. And no, your daughter won't wear it in 20-30 years. So you have two choices: 1) Suffocate it in plastic and throw it in a closet, 2) Show your husband how committed you are by trashing the dress, and get some great fun pictures while you do it!